Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
296203040 | Rear | 28 |
20080246312 | REAR SECTION STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - In a rear section structure of a vehicle, corners are defined by upstanding rear pillars at opposite ends of a back door opening and a lower back extending below the back door opening and extending laterally of the vehicle. A lower back inner part is extended to just below a rear pillar outer reinforcement to be joined to a lower portion of the rear pillar outer reinforcement. As a result, the corners can be reinforced without substantially increasing number of parts and assembling man-power. | 10-09-2008 |
20080252104 | VEHICLE BODY REAR STRUCTURE - A vehicle body rear structure, which includes: rear frames disposed on both side of a rear portion of a vehicle; a rear floor cross member bridged between the rear frames and jointed to each of the rear frames; a middle floor cross member which is disposed ahead of the rear floor cross member to extend in a vehicle width direction; and a stiffening panel covering a lower side of a fuel tank which is disposed in a space surrounded by the each of the rear frames, the rear floor cross member, and the middle floor cross member, wherein the stiffening panel comprises an upper plate, a lower plate, and a connecting member which connects the upper plate and the lower plate; and wherein the stiffening panel has a thickness which transmits a load upon a rear-end collision to a framework member ahead of the stiffening panel. | 10-16-2008 |
20080277970 | VEHICLE REAR PORTION STRUCTURE - A vehicle rear portion structure including: a pair of rear frames that extend substantially in a vehicle longitudinal direction; a rear cross member that extends in a vehicle width direction and that connects both of the two rear frames; a pair of rear wheel houses that are provided with damper supporting portions; a parcel frame that extends along the vehicle width direction above the rear wheel houses; and a pair of reinforcing frames that connect both end portions of the rear cross member and both end portions of the parcel frame, wherein the reinforcing frames are placed along a side wall of respective the rear wheel houses, the side wall being adjacent to respective the damper supporting portions, and a toroidal skeleton frame is formed with the parcel frame, the reinforcing frames, and the rear cross member so as to follow a plurality of rear suspension mounting points. | 11-13-2008 |
20080277971 | Vehicle deck structure - A vehicle deck structure that can suppress deformation of a deck floor is provided. The vehicle deck structure includes a deck floor that extends in a vehicle body front-rear direction and a vehicle width direction, a cross member disposed at a lower side of the deck floor and whose longitudinal direction corresponds to the vehicle width direction, and a top plate as a reinforcing member interposed between the deck floor and the cross member. The top plate has a plurality of ridges, whose longitudinal directions each correspond to the vehicle body front-rear direction, and which are arranged in parallel in a vehicle width direction, and these ridges overhang at both sides in the vehicle front-rear direction with respect to the cross member. | 11-13-2008 |
20090001767 | VEHICLE BODY REAR STRUCTURE - A vehicle body rear structure, which includes a rear frame disposed on each side of a vehicle body, and a tank lower frame disposed beneath the rear frame and on the each side of the vehicle body. The rear frame has a load-displacement characteristic having a ratio F/S of load F to displacement S larger than the ratio F/S of the tank lower frame, A cross sectional deformation of the tank lower frame is suppressed so that the load does not rapidly decrease after reaching a maximum of a bending strength. | 01-01-2009 |
20090195032 | REAR VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - The following abstract will replace all prior versions of the abstract in the application: | 08-06-2009 |
20100052368 | REAR VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A rear vehicle body structure including: a cross member which is connected between right and left rear frames extending in the front-rear direction of a vehicle body, the cross member being provided with suspension mounting parts for supporting suspensions of right and left rear wheels; spare pan frames for supporting a spare pan, the spare pan frames being connected to the cross member and extend rearward of the vehicle body from the cross member; and a pair of right and left tank frames which is connected in the vicinity of a center portion of the cross member in the right and left direction of the vehicle body, each of the pair of right and left tank frames extending in the vehicle front-right direction or the vehicle front-left direction from the cross member and being connected to a right or left floor frame or a right or left side sill. | 03-04-2010 |
20100060040 | REAR STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE BODY - A rear structure of a vehicle body, where a spare tire pan is supported by rear frames extending substantially in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle body, includes a plurality of arc-shaped beads that is continued in a circular arc shape and formed on the spare tire pan. The plurality of arc-shaped beads is disposed so as to be spaced apart from each other, and formed in a concave shape at substantially the same pitch toward the rear side of the vehicle body. | 03-11-2010 |
20100072786 | Vehicle body rear structure - A vehicle ( | 03-25-2010 |
20100072787 | REAR VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - Rear vehicle body structure ( | 03-25-2010 |
20100148538 | Body Structure - A body structure of a motor vehicle has a rear side wall which is constructed in a simple manner. It is important for the side wall to have at least the following components configured as light metal diecast parts: a support, a suspension strut mount and a bracket for a rollover protection device. | 06-17-2010 |
20100148539 | Body Structure of a Rear Part - A body structure of a rear part of a motor vehicle contains at least two side walls, each having a side wall element, and a bulkhead with a cross member on the ground side. The cross member is provided with rearwardly open mounts into which a front end region of the respective side wall element is pushed and is welded and/or riveted to the cross member. | 06-17-2010 |
20100320807 | WHEEL LOADER - A wheel loader includes a rear frame having left and right plate-shaped main beams. A reinforcing bracket is provided at an upper position substantially in a middle of a front-and-rear direction of the rear frame, and the reinforcing bracket bridges between the main beams. A substantially middle position of the rear frame exhibits a closed-section structure that includes the reinforcing bracket. The closed-section structure at the main beams specifically includes an axle support, a reinforcing plate, a reinforcing rib and the reinforcing bracket in the order from a lower side to an upper side. | 12-23-2010 |
20110101736 | REAR STRUCTURE FOR AUTOMOBILE - A rear structure for an automobile is provided. One exemplary rear structure includes an interior pressure release vent disposed in a rear cargo compartment in a rear part of the automobile. The interior pressure release vent discharges air from a passenger compartment and the rear cargo compartment to an outside of the automobile. The rear structure may also include a cargo cover disposed above the rear cargo compartment to divide the rear cargo compartment from the passenger compartment. The cargo cover has a mesh portion with reticulated through-holes passing through the cargo cover in a vertical direction. Further, a water receptor is disposed below the mesh portion of the cargo cover and above a floor of the rear cargo compartment, such that the water receptor is positioned to receive water drops from the dripping-wet personal effect that is put on the mesh portion. | 05-05-2011 |
20110121613 | Lower Structure of Vehicle Body Rear Part - A lower structure of a vehicle body rear part includes a spare tire housing formed on a rear floor, a rear cross member disposed in front of the spare tire housing to connect side frames, and a hook reinforcing member disposed in the center in the vehicle width direction on the lower surface of the spare tire housing and extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction. The front end portion of the hook reinforcing member is connected to the rear cross member, and the rear end portion thereof extends to the rear end portion of the rear floor. The side frame at the vehicle rear of the rear cross member is divided into a frame front part and a frame rear part in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and the hook reinforcing member is divided into a reinforcing member front part and a reinforcing member rear part in the vehicle longitudinal direction. The frame front part has a rigidity higher than that of the frame rear part, and the reinforcing member rear part has a rigidity higher than that of the reinforcing member front part, and the two division positions coincide with each other in the longitudinal direction. | 05-26-2011 |
20110156447 | REAR VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - In a rear vehicle-body structure of a vehicle in which a damper support portion supporting an upper end portion of a suspension damper is provided at a rear wheel house, on a vehicle-inside wall face of the rear wheel house are provided a first brace member which interconnects a front portion of the damper support portion and a rear side frame and a second brace member which interconnects a rear portion of the damper support portion and the rear side frame. Accordingly, the rigidity of the damper support portion provided at the rear wheel house can be improved easily and effectively, and this structure can have superiority in its applicability. | 06-30-2011 |
20110175401 | Lower Structure of Vehicle Body Rear Portion - A lower structure of a vehicle body rear portion includes: a rear floor panel in a rear portion of a vehicle; a spare tire housing formed on the floor panel in such a manner as to be recessed downward; rear side members extending in a front and rear direction on respective right and left ends of the floor panel; a rear cross member arranged in front of the housing and connecting the paired right and left side members; and a spare tire cross member attached to the housing and connecting the paired side members, wherein a rear part of each of the side members is formed to have a rigidity lower than a rigidity of a front part thereof, the rear part extending on the rear side from a joint part joining with the spare tire cross member, the front part extending on the front side from the joint part. | 07-21-2011 |
20110181076 | VEHICLE BODY - A vehicle body for a motor vehicle has a vehicle rear end with body inner side parts spaced apart from one another and delimiting an engine bay. An assembly support runs in the vehicle transverse direction between the two body-side side parts. The assembly support is formed as a light metal forged part. Weight-optimized stiffening of the vehicle rear end can be obtained in this way. | 07-28-2011 |
20110215617 | AUTOMOTIVE REAR VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - Provided is an automotive rear vehicle body structure which increases the amount of energy that can be absorbed, improves the safety of the vehicle occupant and protects a fuel tank in a reliable manner at the time of a rear end collision while allowing a spare tire to be placed within a cabin. In an automotive rear vehicle body structure having a H-type torsion beam wheel suspension system ( | 09-08-2011 |
20120056448 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle body structure in which load or stress can be sufficiently transferred also to a wall surface of a member that includes a rear side member and has a polygonal cross-section is provided. A fastening portion of a member such as a towing hitch member is attached below a first surface of a member such as rear side members, for example, by interposing a rear floor pan side. A stiffening bracket is attached from above a second surface opposite to a first surface of the rear side members, and these are fastened by a nut and a bolt. In addition, the bracket is fastened to lateral surfaces of the rear side members by bolts and nuts. | 03-08-2012 |
20120286542 | Vehicle upper part rear end structure - A roof exterior member of a hatchback vehicle is reinforced using a simple configuration. A vehicle upper part rear end structure includes a side-body exterior member, a side-body extension member connected near the rear end of the side-body exterior member, and a roof exterior member connected to the side-body exterior member and the side-body extension member. Furthermore, the vehicle upper part rear end structure includes a rear reinforcing member that is connected to the vehicle interior side of the roof exterior member and to the vehicle exterior side of the side-body exterior member and the side-body extension member, and that reinforces a region where these members overlap. | 11-15-2012 |
20130093217 | MOTOR VEHICLE - In a motor vehicle, in particular an automobile, with a rear underbody structure is provided. The motor vehicle includes as base and two longitudinal beams, spaced apart from one another, connected with a transverse beam at least in the front and rear region. The motor vehicle includes spring plates for supporting spiral springs. At least the transverse beam arranged in the rear region of the underbody structure is constructed as a hollow profile, a covering wall of which is formed from at least two individual carrier profiles which are connected with one another. | 04-18-2013 |
20130169006 | STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE BODY REAR PORTION - A structure for a vehicle body rear portion has a rear pillar ( | 07-04-2013 |
20130181485 | REAR-WHEEL DRIVE, PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE MODULAR SUBFRAME ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A rear subframe assembly, for use in a vehicle, includes a first and second side member that are coupled to a front cross member, a lower cross member, and an upper cross member. First and second gussets are provided to reinforce joints between each of the first and second side members and the front cross member. A motor mount portion for mounting a motor thereon is located between the side members and includes a first and second motor bracket each coupled to the front cross member through an isolator and to one of the side members through an isolator, the isolators for isolating the motor from vibration. A fuel tank mounting portion for mounting a fuel tank onto the subframe member is also provided. | 07-18-2013 |
20130221709 | SIDE MEMBER FOR A REAR FRAME OF A VEHICLE BODY - The present invention relates to a side member in shell design for a rear frame of a self-supporting body of a motor vehicle, having a lower shell and an upper shell which are connected to each other in a fixed manner and at least in portions for a closed hollow member, wherein the lower shell is assembled from three shell parts, which in extension direction of the side member are arranged one after the other, wherein a middle shell part arranged between the two other shell parts at least in portions is formed as metal cast component, in particular steel cast component. | 08-29-2013 |
20140021748 | Rear Package Tray Assembly - The present invention relates to a rear package tray assembly, which includes: a pair of rear spring seats; a pair of roof side rails constituting a portion of an upper vehicle body; and a pair of package tray side member directly connecting the rear wheel spring seats with the roof side rails. | 01-23-2014 |
20150042129 | VEHICLE BODY HAVING REAR SIDE MEMBER - A vehicle body includes: rear side members disposed at both sides of the vehicle body; a rear cross member rear having both end portions fixed to the rear side members; a rear cross member front having both end portions fixed to the rear side members, and disposed in front of the rear cross member rear; and a rear cross panel having a lower surface that is supported on and joined to the rear side members, the rear cross member rear, and the rear cross member front. | 02-12-2015 |
20160090124 | VEHICLE BODY REAR STRUCTURE - A rear sub-frame supporting a portion of left and right suspension devices on the rear side is connected to left and right rear side frames. A pair of left and right braces, the front end portions of which are joined to side sills and the rear end portions of which are joined to a middle area of the rear sub-frame in the vehicle width direction, are provided. Support recesses that swingably support control arms of the suspension devices are provided on the rear sub-frame. Intermediate areas of the left and right braces are each connected to a corresponding one of the left and right support recesses. | 03-31-2016 |